Exhibit 23.02
 
                       Consent of Independent Accountants
   
  We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Amendment No.1 to
registration statement of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. on Form S-4 (File No.
333-69589) of our reports dated January 20, 1998, on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Quickturn
Design Systems, Inc. ("Quickturn") as of December 31, 1997 and 1996 and for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997, which reports
are incorporated by reference from the Quickturn 1997 Annual Report to
Stockholders or included in the Quickturn Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1997. We also consent to the references to our firm
under the Captions "Experts" and "Selected Financial Data". However, it should
be noted that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has not prepared or certified such
Selected Financial Statement Data.     
   
  We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the amendment No.1 to
registration statement of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. on Form S-4 (File No.
333-69589) of our report dated August 7, 1998, on our audit of the consolidated
financial statements of Ambit Design Systems, Inc. as of June 30, 1997 and 1998
and for the years then ended, which report is incorporated by reference from
the Form 8-K filed by Cadence Design Systems, Inc. on December 10, 1998.     
 
                                          /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
                                          PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
San Jose, California
   
January 15, 1999